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Car crash kills 2, closes lanes on major Phoenix highway

Car crash kills 2, closes lanes on major Phoenix highway

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Traffic backs up on Interstate 10 as authorities investigate the scene of a fatal accident on Sunday, July 26, 2015, in Phoenix. Multiple people were killed in the rollover crash and several were injured. Photo: AP

PHOENIX : A rollover crash on Interstate 10 in downtown Phoenix has killed two and injured seven. The Arizona Department of Public Safety news release says a Chevrolet Tahoe driving east lost the left rear tire tread at around 3 p.m. Sunday. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which crossed the median before rolling over and stopping in the westbound lane. The Tahoe had nine passengers, and five people were ejected. A man and a woman died at the scene. A westbound minivan struck one of them. Three other adults were taken to the hospital as well as a 7-year-old boy and two children under the age of 5. Four westbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours.